Practical Applications Using DNA

2020 ◽  
pp. 100-132
Author(s):  
Alan McHughen
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Dna Structure ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Personal Privacy ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Dna Technology ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Way

Armed with knowledge of DNA structure and function, this book can now shift to applying knowledge of DNA and genetics to practical issues. Many of these are covered in social and mass media, often unsatisfactorily citing DNA as a key player but failing to reveal how DNA achieved the objectives. This chapter shows the mechanisms by which DNA and genetics answered the questions. It starts with what is likely the most dramatic, the forensic use of DNA in identifying criminals, followed by other situations in which DNA is used to identify people and wrapping up with examples of DNA clearing up some historical mysteries. Along the way some limitations to DNA technology in identifying specific people is considered, as well as some potential impacts on personal privacy.

scholarly journals Current advances in nanomaterials affecting morphology, structure, and function of erythrocytes

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 6958-6971
Author(s):  
Yaxian Tian ◽  
Zhaoju Tian ◽  
Yanrong Dong ◽  
Xiaohui Wang ◽  
Linsheng Zhan
Keyword(s):  
Structure And Function ◽  
Erythrocyte Membranes ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Way

This review focuses on the way how nanoparticles affect the structure and function of erythrocyte membranes, and is expected to pave the way for development of new nanodrugs.

Mitochondrial DNA structure and function

2002 ◽  
pp. 3-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos T. Moraes ◽  
Sarika Srivastava ◽  
Ilias Kirkinezos ◽  
Jose Oca-Cossio ◽  
Corina vanWaveren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Dna Structure ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
And Function

scholarly journals Soul searching: a brief history of the mind/body debate in the neurosciences

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Dolan
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
The Self ◽  
History Of Neuroscience ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Brain ◽  
The Way

✓Anatomical and physiological understandings of the structure and function of the brain have worked to establish it as the “seat of the soul.” As an organ of reflection, meditation, and memory, the brain becomes synonymous with what defines the “self” through the existence of consciousness—of mind. Thus, the brain has been associated with a range of transcendent concepts—the soul, spirit, mind, and consciousness—that all relate in fundamental ways to each other both in terms of their perceived location within the brain and because of the way each works ultimately to define the person to whom the brain belongs. In this article, the author provides a brief exploration of how interrelated these categories have been when seen in the context of ancient, Renaissance, early modern, and modern philosophical and medical concerns; how the brain has variously been perceived as home to these intimate states of being; and how practitioners from the neurosciences have reflected on these questions. The author provides novel insights into the interrelationships of philosophy, theology, and medicine by examining these issues through the lens of the history of neuroscience.

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